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Installing Oracle COM Automation Feature

This chapter describes the following topics:

• Oracle COM Automation Feature Contents
• System Requirements
• Installing Oracle COM Automation Feature

Oracle COM Automation Feature Contents

The Oracle COM Automation feature package contains the feature and demos that illustrate how to use the feature to solve real-world problems. It includes the following components. All the components, except COM81.DLL, are located in the ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\COM directory:

• Oracle COM Automation feature (COM81.DLL)
• PL/SQL installation and definition script (COMWRAP.SQL).
• An Oracle-to-Microsoft Word data exchange demo
• An Oracle-to-Microsoft Excel data exchange demo

System Requirements

Oracle COM Automation feature requires any of the following software:

• Oracle8i Enterprise Edition and Windows NT 4.0
• Oracle8i and Windows NT 4.0
• Oracle8i Workstation (formerly Oracle8i Personal Edition) and Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 98.

Installing Oracle COM Automation Feature

Note: Before you install Oracle COM Automation feature, you must have a functioning Oracle8i database on your computer.

Read the Oracle8i Enterprise Edition Installation for Windows NT CD-ROM insert for installation instructions.